Re: [APML] C/2001 Q4

["Stuart Heggie" <stuart.j.heggie@sympatico.ca>]

Dale, very cool shot at ISO 400. To my eye, the ISO 1000 looks to have
more detail and has not suffered at all for the faster setting.

Interested in why the emoticon :( when you mentioned the D70 - I have my
eye on one - is it because it is "OT" or because you are not happy with
it?

Stuart
http://www3.sympatico.ca/stuart.j.heggie/Stuart.J.Heggie/
Flesherton, Ontario, Canada

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Ireland" <direland@drdale.com>
To: "'Discussion of Film Astrophotography'" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 2:18 PM
Subject: RE: [APML] C/2001 Q4


> Stuart
> It isn't too hard to guide on the comet. It has a bright, star-like
nucleus.
> You can also take short sidereal rate images and layer them together.
I used
> both techniques for this image with a Nikon 500f/4 lens. Layered 120
sec.
> exposures. The only difference is this is a Nikon D70 digital SLR
camera :(
> but the results are the same as film
>
> ISO1000
> http://www.drdale.com/temp/neat0513a.jpg
>
> iSO400
> http://www.drdale.com/temp/comet49.jpg
>
> Dale
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org
[mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org] On
> Behalf Of Stuart Heggie
>
> How hard is it to guide on the comet nucleus? I have a similar guide
setup
> but didn't have the nerve to try that.
>
>
>
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